A new Chris Gibson ad is out, this one naming his opponent in the 20th CD and using Gibson’s biggest stick: Scott Murphy’s vote to approve the health care bill. The ad opens with Gibson and his wife, Mary Jo sitting in their kitchen talking about his working class origins. It seems the ad was shot on the same day as the last one; the Gibsons are wearing the same clothes. It jumps to a ticker next to Murphy’s face promising increased debt and taxes as a result of the health care overhaul. Here, a narrator steps in to describe dire consequences of the health care bill and the music changes to a sinister tone. The ad then goes back to friendly photos of the Gibson family, Gibson talking with supporters and the candidate walking hand in hand with his wife. The shots of the family are soft, there is no mention this time of Gibson’s military background.

Chris Gibson: We need to drive down costs with free market forces. We look at our kids and wonder are they going to end up paying for the excess of our generation. We need to repeal and replace the healthcare bill.

“In his new attack ad, Chris Gibson is doubling down on his effort to repeal all the progress we’ve made on health care,” said Josh Schwerin. “Scott Murphy is closing the donut hole for seniors, Chris Gibson wants to open it back up. Scott Murphy made it so insurance companies have to cover the 7 year old kid suffering from cancer, Chris Gibson wants to take that away. Scott Murphy made it illegal to set a lifetime or annual cap for care so insurance companies can’t kick you off when you get sick, Chris Gibson wants to put those caps back on. The health care bill moved us in the right direction, Chris Gibson is dead set on bringing us back.”

Background:
The CBO Report cited in the Gibson attack ad clearly states that the bill will cut the deficit by $143 billion over ten years. [CBO, 3/20/10]

The voters of the 20th District are against repealing the Health Care bill 50%-44% [Siena Research Institute Poll, 9/20/10]

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